Returning to North America in support of their thirteenth studio album Phantom Antichrist, German thrash overlords KREATOR will be performing in New York City at Stage 48 with hometown thrashers OVERKILL on November 23rd and 24th.

Kreator frontman Mille Petrozza comments about the shows: “We are more than excited to play with the strongest thrash metal band that ever came out of New York – the mighty Overkill! They’ve been a major influence on Kreator and they are killer guys. Our friends from WARBRINGER will also join us. It does not get more brutal than this!”

There will be a special limited number of tickets that will grant admission to BOTH shows. VIP tickets include a pre-show Meet & Greet with both Kreator and Overkill, plus a special poster created to commemorate the event.

Three years have passed since German thrash legends KREATOR headlined in the UK. The band now announce their return in April 2013, bringing Phantom Antichrist to the UK and Ireland.

Vocalist Mille Petrozza comments: “Finally we are coming back to play three selected shows for our loyal fans in the UK! We will bring our 3D tour production to give you the full Kreator treatment. Support acts will be announced in the next few days, so stay tuned. Also, we are looking forward to play for all our Irish fans again, it has been quite a while. Our promise to you is a total massacre!”

The band have confirmed shows in London and Manchester, and their first headline show in Ireland since 2002. Dates are as follows:

Brace yourselves for the summer of 2013 – for it marks the first installment of the brand new and gargantuan Beastival festival series that will supply you with supreme heaviness, the biggest acts in metal and mean shredding! This three-day headbanger’s feast will take place May 30th to June 1st and will get you a perfect start into your very own heavy summer! Located in Geiselwind, Germany the lineup that will enter two stages already looks like a wet dream come true…

For the first time ever, the gods of German thrash metal will be united on one stage – The Big Teutonic Four is definitely gonna be a historic event! Kreator, SODOM, DESTRUCTION and TANKARD on one stage!?! Yes, you’ve read right! The German thrash metal legens are preparing an infernal night you can only experience like this at the Beastival!

Explaining the phenomenon that is SABATON is sort of ridiculous: everybody knows them, everybody loves them, and the Swedes have blown away everybody these past few years who’s into power metal with killer melodies! Their energetic and pyro-fueled live shows are the stuff of legends, and recently they silenced the competition once more with the fabulous Carolus Rex.

But of course that’s just the tip of the iceberg! The Beastival line up also features names such as WINTERSUN, SATYRICON, KATAKLYSM, DARK TRANQUILLITY, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, VARG, EISREGEN, ASPHYX, MAJESTY and HEIDEVOLK! And this is just the beginning…

The ticket presale starts on November 15th – then you can get the limited fan pack (ticket, T-Shirt + NoiseArt CD of your choice) for only 89 € at http://www.hardticket.eu.

Nuclear Blast has issued that the German thrash titans, KREATOR, have announced to be recording their show on December 22, 2012 in Oberhausen for a future DVD/Blu Ray release.

Commented band leader Mille Petrozza: “The „Phantom Antichrist“ world tour is among the most successful and amazing tours in the history of KREATOR, thanks to all of you – the fans! So we have decided to record a new live Album/ DVD/ Blu Ray at our homecoming show in Oberhausen on December 22nd.

The show will be recorded with 24(!) cameras and in 5.1. sound. We are trying to produce the ultimate KREATOR concert experience for you to enjoy in your living room! So whoever wants to be a part of the spectacle, there are still tickets available for Oberhausen, but better hurry up: tickets are selling fast!”

Nuclear Blast announces that the German thrash titans, KREATOR, who are currently touring Europe in support of their most recent chart smashing album, „Phantom Antichrist“, will broadcast their entire show in Berlin on coming Saturday, December 1, 2012 – live and worldwide.

Watch KREATOR‘s brand new music video “Civilization Collapse”, taken from the full-length album, “Phantom Antichrist”, HERE.

The videoclip is about the riots that took place in Greece most recently.
While researching about said riots the KREATOR art direction team became aware of Marios Lolos, president of the Greek union of journalistic photographers. In the past Greek photographers have become victims to police brutality quite often, and Marios himself barely got out alive out of one these extreme and undemocratical attacks. When KREATOR showed Marios both song and lyrics, he immediately agreed participate by offering parts of his huge photographic archives.

„Civilization Collapse“ was released on 7“ vinyl (retail version: black – cover1 // Nuclear Blast Mailorder only: red, yellow, white – cover2) and as digital download on November 9, 2012 and contains the super rare non-album track, „Wolfchild“, which was released earlier this year on the JOHN SINCLAIR tribute sampler, „Dark Symphonies“.

In addition to their co-headline run on the Teutonic Terror Attack 2012 tour this fall with fellow countrymen ACCEPT and openers SWALLOW THE SUN, German thrash metal overlords KREATOR have booked the following five off-dates: